John Buchan Quotes

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.

John Buchan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940

Topics

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I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.

Jesse Ventura

BelieveProfessionalI BelieveMore

There was a fascinating handmade poster scene in Chicago in the '90s, and I became friends with many of the artists; the posters were often more impressive than the bands.

Andrew Bird

FriendsChicagoMoreHandmadeThan

Every nation has its war party... It is commercial, imperialistic, ruthless. It tolerates no opposition.

Robert M. La Follette

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In my own case, my folks didn't actually object to comics, as many parents did, but they pretty much felt the things were a waste of time.

Michael Dirda

TimeParentsMy OwnOwnPretty

I realised to keep improving, I needed to play more. It wasn't easy not getting many chances, but I knew I just had to keep working hard in training and take the opportunities when they came.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

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What I see in the book is an exquisite form of technology: one that doesn't require a power source and can be passed from hand to hand and lasts a lot longer than an electronic reader.

Louise Erdrich

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I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

Judd Nelson

VillainMoreBeingExcitingLike

I'm not an original member, though I'm sort of an original member. I've been on a lot of records and took them to great heights. For them to make me the sixth Temptation is quite an honor.

Dennis Edwards

GreatMeHonorTemptationHeights

It was something I was more interested in myself. When I went to see my sister dance at ballet, I was really into costumes and the arts, and my family was also supportive of whatever me and my sister wanted to do. I would say I pushed myself the most to be into design.

Christian Siriano

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Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to our common task in a mood of sober resolution and quiet confidence, without haste and without pause.

Arthur Henderson

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The most colorful section of a bookstore is the display of SF books, with art by people like Wayne Barlow, who is a terrific artist.

Bruce Boxleitner

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Columbia was a wonderful label for me. Wonderful. The records I made there garnered me an audience. I won a number of polls during the years that I was at Columbia. The Downbeat Jazz Poll. Leonard Feather, who was a huge critic back in the day, different polls that he had. The Playboy poll, a number of polls. So the music was great.

Aretha Franklin

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